KPCC cracks whip on party workers feuding over government policy, postings
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee has issued strict guidelines to party workers to stop public infighting over government policies and appointments. The move follows internal disputes regarding key political appointments and perceived slights against student leaders.
Why it matters
Illustrates the internal power dynamics and disciplinary challenges within a major political party in India.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has cracked the whip on party workers, chiefly spokespersons and media panellists, who use social and conventional media platforms to settle seemingly vexed in-house differences over the United Democratic Front (UDF) government’s policy priorities, including key postings and appointments.
KPCC general secretary Deepthi Mary Varghese has issued a broad set of guidelines, cautioning party apparatchiks against airing broad-brush individualised statements on television talk shows and also social media, which risked feeding the public perception that the party was a divided house. Ms. Varghese has warned workers that any deviation from the party line would result in disciplinary action.
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